, 1887-07-14
Stirring Up Bad Blood.


Ell PAso, Texas, July ia package
of circulars was received here yester-
day morning intended to stir up a
feeling against the Mexicans. The
circulars began "Official bulletin
No. l, Headquarters American and
Northern Mexican A. & ID. Co., New
York City, July LIST, 1887" Under this
announcement appears in large typo
the following:
Americans read, read and act. The
latest Mexican outrage on the Ameri-
can, his vito and daughter. Sust re-
turned from IL Mexican dungeon.
Found their companion in the small
pox black hole, Paso Del Norte, Mex
ico." Then follows a telegram from
Wichita, June 2Sth, stating that A.
Bird, of New York city, and an opera
troupe which he was managing has
been thrown in Jail at Paso Del Norte
and confined for long time, four of
the company dying from smallpox.
The bulletin closes with this language:
"The above Associated Press telegram
was published in the daily press
Wednesday, June 29th, but closely fol-
lowed by u special telegram from
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nation that the state department
pooh poohooed at this lass reported
Mexican outrage. Since the advent of
the present democratic administration
a half-hundred cases of false imprison-
ment and murder OF American citi-
zens in semi.barbaric Mexico, accom-
panied by sworn statements OF
many witnesses have been officially
reported to the state department at
Washington and up to this moment
no indemnity, no reparation, no salts
faction whatever has been demanded
of Mexico by our government. 1t is
now time for al true Americans to rise
in their might and call halt to the
graaser OF Mexico and again admins
ter the lesson OF 1874 and 1916, and
let this second lesson be one that will
never have its scar efiaced nor its
efficacy questioned Signed by order
executive committee. When the
Tichita dispatch was first published
The mayor OF the prOvincio OF Paso del
Norte and Consul Brigham were in.
terviewed and both pronounced
the Bird story malicious lie. The
grain of truth in this falsehood is this
, Last January company OF young
men from the City Of Mexico calling
themselves "Spanish Students" arrived
, after q tour through Mexico. They
were under contract to play ut Pass
Del Norte. On the evening set for the
! performance an audience assembled
but owing to some disagreement in
, payment the "students" refused u
sing, and according to Mexican stat
ute were thrown into Jail A mem
] ber of the company named SuareA
: who 10 now employed in store in
:, Psso Del Norte and resides in FL Pase
! was interviewed to-day and said
;. 1--WE were in the Jail about
Q an hour when all were liberated on
: bail, a wealthy SpaRiard going on ou'
= bonds. The troupe consisted of nine
! Spaniards and five Mexicans, but nc
4 Americans. Two days after our i'm
Il prisonment the entire troupe per
Q formed in FL Paso and later at Pass
o Del Norte, where the company brok,
n up, six OF the Spaniards going to Cali
u iornia and later to Denver. The re
u mainder OF the company except my
6 self went back to the City of Mexico
II No one by the name of Bird was con
@ nected with the company" IL is SUI
y posed. the Cutting committee
4. flooding the frontier with these bulle
ID ins, calculated TO rouse animosity. III
h citizens of FL Paso and Paso Del Nor,
". desire to see the gross fabrication d
s. MED.